Unique location, educational opportunities planned for August 27-31, 2008

For Immediate Release - Alexandria, VA

Donovan Kuehn
703-741-7686, ext. 125
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NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals, will co-host the 2008 Recovery for a Lifetime annual conference with the Kansas Association for Addiction Professionals and NALGAP, The Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Addiction Professionals and Their Allies. The conference is scheduled for August 28 to 31, 2008, in Overland Park, Kan., with a pre-conference on Motivational Interviewing being held on August 27, 2008.

The conference will feature a dynamic and diverse group of speakers including Dr. H. Wesley Clark, from the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), Dr. Lucinda Miner from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Jerry Moe from the Betty Ford Clinic, Dr. Bertha Madras from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), Dr. Mark Willenbring from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), Dr. Darryl S. Inaba with the Haight Ashbury Free Clinics and Jennifer Storm, Author and Executive Director of the Victim Witness Assistance Program.

Featured topics at the conference will include:

- Addiction History
- Alternative Therapies
- Co-occurring Disorders
- Clinical Techniques
- Current Research and Outcomes
- Ethics
- Faith Based Approaches
- Prevention
- Professional Development
- Special Populations
- Workforce/Management Issues

The conference will offer up to 33 continuing education credits and will also feature a separate 12 hours of special training for Substance Abuse Professionals (SAP) who need to qualify or re-qualify under U.S. Department of Transportation regulations.

For information on the full agenda, travel discounts, family activities, hotel bookings and other annual conference details, please visit www.naadac.org and click on "upcoming events."